by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | May 1, 2012 | Reviews
If you were to follow in person the tragic story of Jay Gatsby in the fictional setting of West Egg, Long Island during Prohibition, wouldn’t you want to crash one of Gatsby’s parties? You’ve got one more chance to do it: legendary cabaret venue Wilton’s...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 27, 2012 | Reviews
“Let’s wake ’em up upstairs!” yells Holly Penfield as she leads a dancing mob through the plush surroundings of the Beaufort Bar. You’d never tell it’s been 60 years since the Savoy Hotel last hosted a cabaret show, judging from the enthusiasm and consummate talent in...
by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | Apr 26, 2012 | Reviews
If Handel on Christmas, Swan Lake On Ice and large orchestras is what comes to your mind when you think of the Royal Albert Hall, think again. Last weekend The Boom Boom Club took over the Elgar Room at the celebrated Victorian venue, host to some of the greatest...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 26, 2012 | Reviews
Part of CircusFest, Professor Vanessa’s Wondershow fills the main space at the Roundhouse with a heartfelt homage to the British fairgrounds of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Developed by Dr. Vanessa Toulmin, director of the National Fairground Archive at the University of...
by Franco Milazzo | Apr 24, 2012 | Reviews, Variety
Put down that pot of healthy bio-yogurt and check this out: not everyone wants to be thin. Shocking, we know, but TIC columnist Scottee has never been one to adhere to society’s rules. The second year of his Burger Queen contest at the Royal Vauxhall Taven was a...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 24, 2012 | Reviews
If you like your cheesecake with a hearty side of laughter, you’ll be swayed by An Evening of Burlesque. The touring show has introduced some of London’s finest variety performers to British and continental audiences. Record-breaking sell-out dates have greeted the...
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